Making Moves: Tracking final cuts around the CFL

Making Moves: Tracking final cuts around the CFL

TORONTO — CFL.ca is tracking all of this weekend’s roster moves as teams are required to reduce their roster to 46 active players. Today and tomorrow officially marks the transition from training camp to regular season prep. Stay linked throughout the weekend for updates as team rosters get fine tuned.

Here are a few notable stipulations regarding the roster moves for today:

– All teams need to have their active rosters down to 46 players by 12 Noon ET on Sunday, June 19th.
– The 46 contract players excludes any players on the 6-game injured list and 1-game injured list
– A total of 3 of the 46 players identified must be quarterbacks
– Of the remaining 43 players, a club must carry a minimum of 20 National players
– Up to 10 Practice roster players can be added at any time as of Sunday.

The Montreal Alouettes made their cuts Sunday evening, highlighted by Clemson QB Tajh Boyd and Montreal native WR Mikhail Davidson. The biggest surprise came late however, when the team announced Monday morning it has released cornerback Mitchell White. White was slated to start at corner opposite free agent signing Jovon Johnson.

The BC Lions were the first to announce their cuts on Saturday afternoon, letting go a quarterback and a list of rookies.

Update: The Lions made two more significant cuts Monday morning, releasing nationals OL Dillon Guy and DL Ese Mrabure. Both come as a surprise as Guy was taken in the fourth round and highly-regarded despite missing the combine as a result of injury. Mrabure, meanwhile, was the Lions’ fifth overall pick just a year ago in the 2015 CFL Draft.

‘Cats Sign Veteran DBs: The Tiger-Cats also announced Sunday the signing of former all-star DB Geoff Tisdale and DB Dominique Ellis. A veteran of eight CFL seasons, Tisdale has appeared in 118 career games and has played four seasons with the Ticats in the past.

The Toronto Argonauts made 16 cuts Sunday, among them LB Herve Tonye-Tonye and sophomore DB Travis Hawkins. The club also re-added former Grey Cup MVP Chad Kackert to their practice roster after releasing him last week.

McDonald Traded to Riders: The Stampeders also traded veteran defensive back Brandon McDonald to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the rights to a negotiation-list player. McDonald played 17 CFL games over the past two seasons including seven with the Stampeders and had 65 tackles and four interceptions.

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS

The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced all their transactions, including injured list. Among the names released was quarterback Brett Smith and receiver Clarence Denmark.